diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index 66699dd351e0..7aa59696e97a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -406,9 +406,10 @@ static int perf_evsel__check_attr(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 					PERF_OUTPUT_WEIGHT))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (PRINT_FIELD(SYM) && !PRINT_FIELD(IP) && !PRINT_FIELD(ADDR)) {
+	if (PRINT_FIELD(SYM) &&
+		!(evsel->attr.sample_type & (PERF_SAMPLE_IP|PERF_SAMPLE_ADDR))) {
 		pr_err("Display of symbols requested but neither sample IP nor "
-			   "sample address\nis selected. Hence, no addresses to convert "
+			   "sample address\navailable. Hence, no addresses to convert "
 		       "to symbols.\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -417,10 +418,9 @@ static int perf_evsel__check_attr(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 		       "selected.\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	if (PRINT_FIELD(DSO) && !PRINT_FIELD(IP) && !PRINT_FIELD(ADDR) &&
-	    !PRINT_FIELD(BRSTACK) && !PRINT_FIELD(BRSTACKSYM) && !PRINT_FIELD(BRSTACKOFF)) {
-		pr_err("Display of DSO requested but no address to convert.  Select\n"
-		       "sample IP, sample address, brstack, brstacksym, or brstackoff.\n");
+	if (PRINT_FIELD(DSO) &&
+		!(evsel->attr.sample_type & (PERF_SAMPLE_IP|PERF_SAMPLE_ADDR))) {
+		pr_err("Display of DSO requested but no address to convert.\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	if (PRINT_FIELD(SRCLINE) && !PRINT_FIELD(IP)) {
@@ -2491,6 +2491,8 @@ parse:
 						output[j].fields &= ~all_output_options[i].field;
 					else
 						output[j].fields |= all_output_options[i].field;
+					output[j].user_set = true;
+					output[j].wildcard_set = true;
 				}
 			}
 		} else {
@@ -2501,7 +2503,8 @@ parse:
 				rc = -EINVAL;
 				goto out;
 			}
-			output[type].fields |= all_output_options[i].field;
+			output[type].user_set = true;
+			output[type].wildcard_set = true;
 		}
 	}